Thursday, December 08, 2011

Newt Gingrich, a man so beloved of Republicans that they once censured him, is in a little trouble now for promising a cabinet post to someone before he has been elected, an apparent violation of election law. Big deal! The real sizzler here is the detail - he's promising to appoint John Bolton Secretary of State.

John Bolton! A man so beloved of Republicans that they failed to confirm him as our Ambassador to the UN! This is the guy that Gingrich would send around the world to persuade countries to cooperate with us. After that, he may try to convince Nancy Pelosi to run the RNC. I wonder if he can get George W. Bush out of retirement to handle INS?

Honestly, I think Newt is trying to torpedo his candidacy. Between this promise and the child labor talk, he pretty obviously is laying the groundwork for a Rick Perry/Michele Bachmann/Herman Cain style popularity arc.

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Hey, speaking of violating laws, is it illegal to use taxpayer funds to purchase guns, then instruct gun-shop owners to sell them to unsavory characters from across the border, and then have the guns in question used in murders against American citizens, and then denying knowledge of it later? Is that a violation of laws?

Are you asking me if I'm concerned that a person who doesn't have the nomination of his Party, who also hasn't won an election 11 months in the future, is considering nominating a person who probably wouldn't pass muster from the Senate? No, I'm not at this point. If any of the aforementioned statuses change, I'll be happy to reevaluate.

In the meantime, let's step back to something that has actually happened, Fast and Furious, and Eric Holders involvement. What are your thoughts on the matter, or do you only worry abouth things that might happen a year into the future?

OMIGOD --- it's William Krystol! I've always wanted to ask you about your famous predictions!

I've said it before, you guys manufacture your scandals. Is F&F a bigger thing than Obama not mentioning God enough in that speech last week? Is it more important to you than Climategate? Or the war on Christmas? Or the increased taxes you've been paying ever since Obama took office? How can I tell?

I see that you aren't concerned with taxpayer-funded murder of American and Mexican citizens, at the hands of the DOJ. I wonder if you would feel the same if the President were John McCain, instead of Barack Obama.

I recognize that since you only get your "news" from Think Progress and Wonkette, and they haven't provided talking points on why F & F isn't a big deal, you have to resort to snark.

And yes, I'd consider F & F to be bigger than the President not mentioning God in a speech.

By the way, I'm pretty sure that "Project Gunrunner" had the intention of selling guns in 2006, but they simply took so long to organize that the first transactions didn't take place until after. Otherwise why not call it Project Scold The Druglords or something?

Holder certainly should have put an end to the plan when he came in. It was clearly insane.